The days of the clunky computer are long behind us.

With the introduction of the MacBook Air, Apple showed us that portability and power were not mutually exclusive.

To separate the wheat from the chaff, weve found the14 best lightweight laptops for 2016.

Asus Zenbook UX305UA

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A little light on power, its still a totable choice if you long for something safer.

Point of fact: its due to the battery life andspotty history of Satellite models.

Purchase: $888

Acer Aspire S7

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The display sticks at 1080p, which is the biggest reason for the abbreviated cost.

Just beware: The Core M processor lacks grit.

Its a little chunky at more than 5lbs., but adds a surplus of bang for each ounce.

Toshiba Satellite Radius 12 - lightweight laptop

It isnt too flashy, but also keeps the price reasonable.

Otherwise, scroll up.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon - lightweight laptop

Vaio Z Flip - lightweight laptop

Razer Blade Stealth - lightweight laptop

Microsoft Surface Book - lightweight laptop

Apple 12-inch MacBook 2016 - lightweight laptop

Lenovo Yoga 900 - lightweight laptop

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 - lightweight laptops

Dell Latitude 13 7000 - lightweight laptop

HP Spectre x360 - lightweight laptop

Dell’s XPS 13 - lightweight laptop

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Toshiba Satellite Radius 12 - lightweight laptop

HP EliteBook Folio 1020 G1 - lightweight laptop